We invite pilots from Peru and from all over the world to participate in the Peruvian Championship and Paragliding Open "AYACUCHO XC 2019" taking place in and around the city of Ayacucho (Peru), located on the eastern slope of the Andes, from 4 to 9 June 2019.

Event info

We invite pilots from Peru and from all over the world to participate in the Peruvian Championship and Paragliding Open "AYACUCHO XC 2019" taking place in and around the city of Ayacucho (Peru), located on the eastern slope of the Andes, from 4 to 9 June 2019.

This year's edition of the event is a category FAI 2 paragliding competition for the third consecutive year.

Flying site

CITY OF AYACUCHO

Coordinates: 13° 9'37.44 "S 74° 13'32.91"W

Ayacucho is a relatively new place for paragliding. The city is located 560 km by road southeast of the city of Lima, capital of Peru, and has a height of 2756 meters and has 150,000 inhabitants. It is also known as the "City of Churches" for its numerous colonial temples.

The climate is temperate and dry, with an average temperature of 18 ° C and an average relative humidity of 56%. The rainy season is between November and March.

OFFICIAL TAKE OFF:

Coordinates: 13 ° 12'19.30 "S 74 ° 14'30.99" W

The official take off is located at Cerro Campanayoc (District of Carmen Alto) at 3520 meters and 30 minutes by car from the center of Ayacucho. It is accessible by a gauge.

OFFICIAL LANDING:

Coordinates: 13 ° 10'59.25 "S 74 ° 13'30.66" W

It is located in the southern part of the city in the Quicapata Community Sports Complex (District of Carmen Alto).

TASKS:

The tasks will be carried out in the Ayacucho valley; on the plateau and in the south, south east or south west of the city, according to the weather forecasts and the conditions of those days.

These areas are characterized by wide valleys, plateaus up to 4200 meters above sea level and green pampas. It is recommended to land near a town or road since some roads are difficult to access. Therefore, the waypoints have been located in the vicinity of the routes that facilitate the transportation back to the city.

Tasks are expected between 40 and 70 km.

FLIGHT CONDITIONS:

The thermal conditions are quite manageable and controllable in this area, being thermal up to +4 or +5 m / s. On a good day, it is possible to reach cloud base between 5000 and 5500 m.

It is advisable to acclimatize before flight days and, if you consider necessary, have an oxygen system.

AIRSPACE RESTRICTIONS:

Ayacucho has an airport with commercial activities. However, these do not interfere with this competition. Also, the control tower will keep abreast of our schedules and activities to have better coordination and maintain the safety of the case.----------CIUDAD DE AYACUCHO

Accommodation and Activities

How to get here

By Plane

If you like to come by plane, you can take one from the city of Lima and in less than 1 hour you can enjoy all the attractions of the city. From the City of Lima there are two commercial airlines that have two daily flights each (in the morning and in the afternoon). We recommend to approach the airport 2 hours before the flight to check in and load of luggage in the warehouse (maximum 1 piece of 23 kg).

If you want to travel by land, we recommend traveling by bus. The best known route is Lima-Ayacucho (500 kilometers), which lasts approximately 9 hours. If you are in Cuzco, the trip can last between 10 to 12 hours; Finally, if parts from Huancayo, the walk will last between 7 or 9 hours.

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